George William Beer was born in Ashland, Ohio. He graduated from Cornell University in 1902. He worked in New York City for McKim, Mead & White from 1902 to 1904, and Hornblower & Marshall from 1904 to 1906. He moved to Cleveland in 1906 and worked briefly with Hubbell & Benes. He died during an operation at St. Luke's Hospital on May 21, 1929. He is buried in Ashland. (See Dercum & Beer)